See inside Amazon’s robot warehouse
Source: Business Insider ·
Amazon's warehouse in Tracy, California, uses robots like Hercules, Pegasus, and Cardinal to enhance efficiency, but human workers remain crucial.
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Jess Lynn Goss for BI; Rebecca Zissser/BIAt Amazon's sprawling fulfillment center in Tracy, California, robots carry shelves, sort packages, and move carts toward delivery trucks.But this is not a fully automated operation.Thousands of people still work alongside the machines, picking and packing orders, loading trailers, clearing jams, handling damaged items — and stepping in when the automated system hits a problem it cannot solve.Business Insider toured the facility recently to see how warehouse work is changing as Amazon deploys more robotics technology.These photos and videos show how people and robots work side by side, offering a glimpse of a more autonomous future.This is the latest installment of Robonomics, Business Insider's series on the rise of robots and their impact on business, jobs, and everyday life. We've unpacked the investment boom in robotics and spoken to Amazon warehouse workers to see if machines were taking their jobs.This is the entrance to Amazon's…
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